Climate Battle: British Columbia vs. The British Isles (night, town, world)
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Vancouver by southern English standards would be considered a terrible climate -it has more in common with the north west of England or Amsterdam even . Wet and quite chilly with ongoing breezes .
The sun hours (even compared to London) are meaningless because of the rain/drizzle totals and low temperatures that prevail for weeks nay.months on end .
Vancouver winters look like the worst winters you could get at Oceanic level - wet , damp cold breezes ,temperatures hovering around 4-6 degrees cent , hardly any sun -
Southern England for all it's gloominess is dry and mild in winter - you get days of 8- 10c and dry - you rarely get days of 2c and raining - and when you do folk moan like hell - there is a relief when it's dry again and returns to 8 or 9c - you really notice the difference at that level despite what Dean York likes to tell you . I go by folks reactions - and folk HATE 2 and 3c with rain -it is considered vile .
Secondly - Vancouver gets 2 months where the climate is outstanding compared to London and SE/Eng - July and Aug - but no sane person would swap all those terrible months for 2 really good months .
Bear in mind that in Vancouver,BC and Southern England the winter period in all it's forms last longer than summer , so there is more of it to live with .
The winter period in Vancouver is actually quite short. November is usually glum, December the coolest with an average of 6c, and January 7C, but by February the flowers are blooming ( a little late this year ) and by March is can be full on spring.
December is the ONLY month with an average of 6c. May having an average of 17C can still give a incorrect picture. The last week it's been in the mid 20's, with again inland being 28C. The beaches were packed over our long weekend, and this past weekend as well.
Southern England for all it's gloominess is dry and mild in winter - you get days of 8- 10c and dry - you rarely get days of 2c and raining - and when you do folk moan like hell - there is a relief when it's dry again and returns to 8 or 9c - you really notice the difference at that level despite what Dean York likes to tell you . I go by folks reactions - and folk HATE 2 and 3c with rain -it is considered vile .
Vancouver's winter temperatures are the same as southern England; only reason there's more cold rain is that it's rainier in general. Vancouver's greater sunshine isn't just two months of summer, from March to October sunshine % is quite a bit higher.
Vancouver's winter temperatures are the same as southern England; only reason there's more cold rain is that it's rainier in general. Vancouver's greater sunshine isn't just two months of summer, from March to October sunshine % is quite a bit higher.
Actually Vancouver isn't that much sunnier than London outside of the summer (there's only a major difference in Jul-Sep). I posted a comparison several months ago. London and the coastal areas of southern England are several degrees warmer than Vancouver in winter.
Actually Vancouver isn't that much sunnier than London outside of the summer. I posted a comparison several months ago. London and the coastal areas of southern England are several degrees warmer than Vancouver in winter.
I just did a very unscientific Google search and it says for southwest England
"The climate of south-west England is classed as oceanic (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification. ... Summer maxima averages range from 18 °C (64 °F) to 22 °C (72 °F) and winter minima averages range from 1 °C (34 °F) to 4 °C (39 °F) across the south-west."
and Vancouver
"Vancouver: Annual Weather Averages. August is the hottest month in Vancouver with an average temperature of 18°C (64°F) and the coldest is January at 4°C (38°F) with the most daily sunshine hours at 13 in July. "
I can say from first hand experience that Vancouver hardly has any wind unless you are right on the water. Most of the time the wind is light here. We do get windstorms but they aren't that frequent. We are somewhat protected from the full fury of the Pacific by Vancouver Island.
thanks for that info deneb will bear that one in mind, -how about the breeze in winter there ? that's what i had in mind more - maybe 'wind' is overdoing it a bit ....average wind speeds on wiki boxes would be a great idea .
The mean temps in southern coastal areas in the coldest month are about 6-7c though. The 4c for Vancouver is the mean, while the 1-4c (but mostly 3c discounting the elevated areas) is referring to the minima in the SW UK.
Not really. Vancouver temperatures are taken at the airport which is right on the ocean where it's several degrees cooler than just a k or two inland. In other words when you listen to the radio and they give the current temperatures, they usually give three. The one by water, one downtown and one inland. Meaning if you are looking at the " official " Vancouver temperature online and it say 23C like it did yesterday, it was actually 26C downtown, and 28C inland. Even though downtown is surrounded by water, it's not as open as the airport and heat gets radiated off the pavement and glass towers more.
is there a station more inland - ? there is the one at Abbotsbury i know - maybe an inland station would be good on the wiki page - must be frustrating not seeing the 'true' city figures
The winter period in Vancouver is actually quite short. November is usually glum, December the coolest with an average of 6c, and January 7C, but by February the flowers are blooming ( a little late this year ) and by March is can be full on spring.
December is the ONLY month with an average of 6c. May having an average of 17C can still give a incorrect picture. The last week it's been in the mid 20's, with again inland being 28C. The beaches were packed over our long weekend, and this past weekend as well.
I was only jokin gabout the hibernation lol
you seem a nice calm fella - quite measured in your responses
is there a station more inland - ? there is the one at Abbotsbury i know - maybe an inland station would be good on the wiki page - must be frustrating not seeing the 'true' city figures
Abbotsford would be too far to be considered Vancouver. There must be a station downtown, just can't find it online. However, just add a few degrees more to the " official " temp and you have downtown.
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